Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-29
Treatment of Billousness.

Treatment of Biliousness.
Cassell's Magazine. Ell:
The ~ nnptoms Of biliousness are nm
happily but too well known. They
differ in different individuals to some
extent. however. i bilious man is
seldom q breakfast enter Zoo re.
quently, alasl he has an excellent ap-
petite Tor liquids, but none for solids,
of q morning. His tongue will hardly
bear inspection st any time; il it Is
not white and furred, it IS rough atall
events. The digestive system is Who'll.
II out of order; diarrhea,or constipa.
ton may be . symptom, or the two
alternate. There are very often hem.
.orrhoids, or loss Of blood even. 81. Z:
There may be giddiness, and often
headache, and acidity or fatulence,
and tenderness at the pit of the stom-
ach. The pain felt in the right shout.
der would indicate an extra bad case,
but apart from this there are ach-
ing pains and even stiffness in the
limbs, with more or less of cramps in
the limb muscles, or burning in the
palms of the hands, with hot, perspir-
ing feet. Z. s@e,lEs. ~ ). + @s:5.>>; !
There may he drowsiness or torpor
by day and sleeplessness at night, and
all sorts and conditions of mind, espe-
cially irritability; fits OF bad temper
that come on suddenly and 20 of
again. and that none areso thoroughly
grieved at as the poorpatient himself.
Bilious people generally fly for relief
to aperient pills, and there is no doubt
that they often afford temporary re-
lief by relieving the over-gorged liver.
This really is antiphlogistic treat
ment, but it assuredly Is not radical.
When a fish pond overflows its banks,
We may let off a portion OF the water,
but after this we ought, methinks, to
find our way to the other end of the
pool and lessen the inflow. H.
''Well, just a word about treatment.
First and: foremost then, in sudden
bilious attacks, that are accompanied
by great prostration, and by urgent
vomiting, it is best to send for med.
ical man. Such attacks generally
come on in the morning, at the time
the body is most weak. / do not
think upon the whole Ishould be iusti-
fed in suggesting medicinal remedies
in this paper, for the simple reason
that cases differ so. -: :...-
Little good will accrue from treat
ing a case like this, however, if, when
he is once we'll, the patient returns to
his old non-hygienic habits of life.
"What am I to do them" may be
asked. I will tell you what you are
not to do. You are not to over.eat;
you are not to use sugar or fat to any
extent, buildings, pastry or cheese.
you are not to touch alcohol. You
are not to sit in overheated rooms.
You are neither to over-work nor
over-worry yourself; and you are not
to shirk the morning tub nor plenty
of exercise. 49,
What are you to dofor the acidity?
AbsteminOusness and regulation of
diet and habits will entirely Danish it,
and you will have the pleasure of
knowing that its absence is sign of
rejuvenating ofthe liver.
If you but try a week of the treat
ment I suggest, / feel convinced that
you will once more feel O. pleasure in
life and an interest in all your sur
roundings.
But acidity often leads to rheuma-
tism, and on this subject I hope to
have more to say another day. I
shall be quite satisfied with my pres
ent paper fit put a few of my readers
on the right road to health, and that
can only be got at by seeking for and
removing first causes instead OF treat.
ing symptoms.